Japan
Very hard to tell when Japan CPI to exceed zero
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said today, 21 September, it is very difficult to tell at this time when Japan's consumer price index will begin increasing.
BOJ Yamaguchi - Need vigilance if war mood rises
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yutaka Yamaguchi said today, 21 September, the central bank must be vigilant to maintain market stability if the world gets closer to being on a war footing.
Japan on its own in supporting the dollar
JAPAN - When Haruhiko Kuroda, Japan's top financial diplomat, was despatched yesterday to the US and Europe, most analysts assumed he would try to drum up support for Japan's efforts to prop up the dollar.
Bank of Japan - News release
NEWS RELEASE - Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operations and Reduction in the Official Discount Rate.
Bank of Japan told to ease liquidity
JAPAN - Masajuro Shiokawa, Japan's finance minister, yesterday, Sunday 16 September demanded that the Bank of Japan implement more monetary easing to combat any possible economic downturn as a result of last week's terrorist attacks.
Takenaka: Can't prejudge what will say at BOJ meet
JAPAN - Japan Economy Minister Heizo Takenaka said Monday 17 September that he will keep an open mind as to what he will say at the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting, which starts tomorrow.
Challenges for Japan's Economy and Monetary Policy
SPEECH - Remarks by Sakuya Fujiwara, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on 25 July.
Bleak outlook persists for Japan
Japan - Japanese exporters continue to suffer as the global economy slows.
Terrorist attack - Bank of Japan statement
PRESS RELEASE - Statement by the governor
Central banks ease fears of global gridlock
WORLD - Central banks worldwide took swift action on Wednesday 12 Sep to keep financial markets working, pumping in additional money where needed. The Bank of Japan reacted quickly to soothe fears of a global gridlock, and was swiftly followed by other…
Japan fin, econ authorities setting up task forces
JAPAN - Japanese financial and economic authorities set up task forces early Wednesday 12 Sep to ease effects on the markets in the wake of suspected terrorist attacks in Washington and New York.
Japan heads towards recession
JAPAN - Japan's battered economy has tipped yet closer to recession, as new figures show it contracted 0.8% in the second quarter of the year.
Economic stabilisation hq proposed in Japan
JAPAN - A Japanese think tank on Monday 10 Sep called for creating an economic stabilisation headquarters to work out key strategies for the slumping Japanese economy.
Shiokawa to discuss forex with O'Neill
JAPAN - Although the government wants a weaker yen to accompany the Bank of Japan's easy monetary stance, it is hard to intentionally drive currency rates, Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said today, 5 September.
LDP group to draw up BOJ law revision proposal
JAPAN - A group of lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will draw up a report recommending revisions to the Bank of Japan law in early October, a key member of the group said Wednesday 5 Sep.
Japan seeks compromise on IMF assessors
JAPAN - Japan has sought to defuse a looming row with the International Monetary Fund, having previously hinted that it might block an IMF assessment of its financial system.
Bank of Japan - Quarterly Bulletin August 2001
RESEARCH - The Bank of Japan has published its latest, August 2001, Quarterly Bulletin.
IMF seeks to monitor Japan bank system
JAPAN - The International Monetary Fund has asked Japan for permission to send inspectors to monitor the country's banking system, in the latest sign of mounting worries about the Asian economic power's stability.
Japanese prices spiral downwards
JAPAN - Japan's economic gloom has deepened further with news that consumer prices fell in July for the 22nd straight month.
Shiokawa hints at currency intervention
JAPAN - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa suggested today, 31 August, that the government might intervene in the currency market to halt the appreciation of the yen.
Japan moves closer to recession
JAPAN - Steep falls in industrial production and retail sales in July have pushed Japan closer to official recession, figures showed on 30 August.
Hayami - Absolutely wrong to say BOJ OKs deflation
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami 29 August shot down suggestions the central bank is tolerating Japan's severe deflationary environment, Kyodo News reported.
Bank of Japan Discussion Paper
RESEARCH - A discussion paper from the Institute of monetary and economic studies, Bank of Japan by Hiroshi Fujiki. Money demand near zero interest rate: Evidence from regional data.
Hayami - BOJ won't adopt managed inflation policy
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan can't adopt high inflation targets that would involve measures to artificially reflate the economy, the central bank governor said 23 August.